Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Monday, said that the reason for pushing for having a consensus candidate among the presidential aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party was to reduce the rancour in the process of getting the party’s flag-bearer. He stated this in Makurdi when he led two other presidential aspirants […]
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APC National Convention By Eze Onyekpere Nigeria’s current democratic experiment seems to be an exercise in defiance of democratic norms and principles. It appears to be one exercise where learning from the mistakes of the past and from monitoring and evaluation seems to be lacking. The idea of democracy imports the notions of freedom of […]
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Owerri, the Imo State capital, was a shadow of itself on Monday as banks, schools, marketplaces and other business outlets were shut owing to heightened insecurity in the state. A large number of residents also stayed indoors for fear of being attacked. The attack on Otoko Divisional Police Headquarters in the Obowo Local Government Area […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and former President Olusegun Obasanjo have declared that African countries are currently going through a perilous storm following political instability and military incision in politics in some parts of the continent. They spoke at the opening session of a two-day high-level dialogue, organised by the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA), […]
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Scenes of the accidents Eight people have died in separate accidents on Eko Bridge, Lagos Island, and Eleko Bus Stop, Lekki Epe Expressway, Lagos State. Our correspondent learnt that the first accident, which happened on Saturday, claimed the lives of an Uber driver and his three passengers. It was gathered that the victims, who were […]
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Information and Culture minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday, alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party’s desperation to return to power in 2023 was responsible for its plan “to sabotage” the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. He leveled the allegation while briefing journalists in Abuja, noting that the plan of the main opposition party was to overheat […]
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Two days after the National Convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday, met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Osinbajo, who is believed to be a Presidential aspirant had visited Ogun State for a high-level dialogue organised by the Coalition for […]
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The Federal Government has accused the opposition of plans to sabotage the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari and overheat the polity. It claimed that the opposition was trying to trigger another #EndSARS protest in the country. It also faulted attempt by the opposition to declare the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) illegal. […]
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Since the former Soun of Ogbomoso, the late Oba Jimoh Oyewunmi, joined his ancestors on December 12 last year, all eyes have been on the Laoye family, which is to produce his successor, according to the 1953 Soun Chieftaincy Declaration. As expected of contests for good positions, the family had a tough time screening the […]
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Says ‘I’ve capacity to remove APC’ Southeast PDP backs Southern governors’ stance on zoning of presidency to South Ortom: On Southern presidency I stand Party won’t preempt zoning committee’s recommendation, says spokesman Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, yesterday, came out of the shadows to declare for the presidency, saying he has the capacity to win […]
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